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Released Aug 22, 2024Mobile Chipset
A modest Pixel 9 refresh focused on efficiency and AI rather than speed — great for Gemini features, forgettable in benchmarks.
Pros
- Smooth real-world Pixel performance
- Edge TPU enables on-device Gemini Nano
- Better thermals than Tensor G3
- Strong ISP-driven computational photography
Cons
- Slowest flagship SoC of its generation
- Samsung 4nm node lags TSMC rivals
- Mali-G715 struggles in demanding games
- External modem hurts battery on 5G
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
CPU41.4
GPU40
Benchmarks47
Efficiency71.4
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Google Tensor G4
General
- Announced
- 2024
- Process
- 4 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 7 W
- Architecture
- Armv9.2
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 + 4x1.92 GHz Cortex-A520
- Max clock
- 3.1 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Arm Mali-G715 MC7
- GPU clock
- 940 MHz
AI
- NPU
- Google Edge TPU
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5X
Connectivity
- Modem
- External (Samsung Exynos 5400)
Media
- Video capture
- 4K@60fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 10
- 1,050,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,950
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 4,700
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 2,600
Quick answers
Is the Google Tensor G4 good in 2026?
The Google Tensor G4 earns an Inno Score of 47.3/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. A modest Pixel 9 refresh focused on efficiency and AI rather than speed — great for Gemini features, forgettable in benchmarks.
What are the key specs of the Google Tensor G4?
Cores: 8 · Process: 4 nm · AnTuTu 10: 1,050,000 · GPU: Arm Mali-G715 MC7
What are the closest alternatives to the Google Tensor G4?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Dimensity 8300, Apple A15 Bionic, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
